produce pix Main Season, May-June

Share #2: May 16, 2007 Check out what we got this week! Rather than packaging each person's CSA share separately ahead of time, I loaded up a bike cart with produce and biked to each household so they could make their own selections themselves. It took two swings around town with a reload halfway to get to everybody. The spread Counter-clockwise, from top: Melissa officinalis (aka "Lemon Balm"), Sorrel, Salad mix, Chicory greens, Radishes, and a flowering Bee's Friend garnish. Plenty to go around of all of the above. Share #3: May 30, 2007 Radishes & Turnips were among the selections for share #3, which also featured a bountiful Spring salad mix. Share #4: June 13, 2007 Bill, a Charter Subscriber, picks out his own produce, deciding how much he needs that week, and planning how he'll cook it. Widdershins, from top right: Turnips, Romaine head lettuce, Red Dandelion Chicory Greens, Snow Peas, Snap Peas, and (above the twist-ties) Spring Salad Mix Turnips: Purple-top, White Egg, and Amber Globe Snow peas: Oregon Giant, Golden Edible-podded, and Blauschokkers, a Dutch soup pea that's also tasty young Spring Salad Mix Red Dandelion Chicory, an Italian heirloom, and Farmer Koll's favorite cooking green! Share #5: June 20, 2007 From left to right: Peas, Romaine, Spring Salad Mix, Milky Oat Tops, and Radish Pods Avena sativa, aka "Oats", in its young milky stage is considered medicinal, being indicated for nerves and reproductive health, among other things. "Radish Pods" are usually harvested from a particular variety of radish, but the bolting Daikon -- which is different -- at the North Plains acreage offered a tasty, crisp treat. The Farmer snacked on them continually during this delivery run. Farmer Koll enjoys a lentil/turnip soup made by one of the CSA shareholders. It was hardy and delicious and provided sustenance for the rest of the route. A glow-in-the-dark Garden 'Om, gifted by another CSA subscriber, to be placed in one of the gardens. Not only are the Radish Pods delicious, but they make excellent ear-wear, as well, for people with out-sized piercings, as modeled here by Joel, the Official-Chef-In-Residence for Sunroot Gardens.